Events Taking Place Throughout November in Celebration of Native American Heritage Month

November is National Native American Heritage Month. The University of Arkansas community will join Indigenous faculty, staff, alumni, and students in honoring the culture, history, and triumphs of Indigenous peoples of the past and present. Events will take place both in-person and online, and the events featured are open to any member of the campus community.

Notable events include a live performance by Cherokee and Muscogee singer-songwriter and University of Arkansas alumna, Kalyn Fay, a conversation with Cherokee language expert Ryan Mackey, and a film screening of Daughter of a Lost Bird and Q+A with Indigenous filmmaker Brooke Swaney at the Pryor Center.

“Native American Heritage Month is such an incredible annual reminder to  our campus that Indigenous people are not a thing of the past: Native people work, live, and learn at the University of Arkansas. This month’s events are opportunities to educate on Indigenous issues and highlight the successes of the Native Razorback community. I challenge anyone wanting to learn how to be a better ally to Indigenous people to attend this programming.” — Lauren Loften, Cherokee and Delaware undergraduate student and Native American Student Association director of communication.

The Native American Student Association will be featuring Indigenous students, faculty, alumni, and staff throughout the month on their Instagram @uarknasa.

Details and Zoom links for the events are available on the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website.

Native American Heritage Month event contributors include: the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Multicultural Center, the Native American Student Association, the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Fayetteville Film Festival, University Programs, the Arkansas Archeological Survey.

This story also appeared in the University of Arkansas News publication.